![[AUTO] Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 26 - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Flong2520march_image_20230907120240.jpeg&w=1600)
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
WHG-02
Launched
August 1, 2024 · 13:14 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
WHG-02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 1, 2024 at 13:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:04 to 13:39 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 476th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 6,728th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Long March 3B/E flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). HG-02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 233 × 35,802 km orbit inclined 26.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- YouTubeSciNews
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 59th Long March 3B/E flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 476th launch24th this yearhumanity's 6,728th orbital launch attempt139th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
HG-02 · NORAD 60327 · 2024-135 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-135A
- Epoch
- 2024-08-01 15:08:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27943036 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.729207
- Inclination
- 26.6797°
- Ascending node
- 146.5157°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3928°
- Mean anomaly
- 52.2083°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- HG-02 · NORAD 60327 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y97 Stage 3 · re-entered April 13, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese communication satellite with name meaning "Satellite Internet - High Orbit Satellite 02" in Chinese. Details TBD.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
111th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 4th this year · 208th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 1, 9:14 PM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch via NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2024 · source
Questions
When did WHG-02 launch?
WHG-02 launched on August 1, 2024 at 13:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:04 to 13:39 UTC.
Where can I watch WHG-02?
Coverage: YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched WHG-02?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did WHG-02 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 1, 9:14 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did WHG-02 reach?
HG-02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 233 × 35,802 km orbit inclined 26.7°.
How many satellites did WHG-02 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).